Ms Andrea Feeney:

The SEC commissioned some research from Oxford University in 2018 regarding predictability in the leaving certificate. The term "rote learning" is bandied around, as is "teaching to the test", but we have some evidence that demonstrates the leaving certificate, in certain subjects in particular, is excellent at assessing higher order skills such as creativity, that is, 21st century skills. Oxford University published the research to that effect at that time.